National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Dr. Bijay Kumar Behera
FELLOW, ELECTED 2024

Born at Garapokhary, District: Balasore of Odisha on 18 April 1969. Educated at College of Fisheries,Odisha University of Agriculture & Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha (B.F.Sc.) 1994 and (M.F.Sc.) Aquaculture, 1996; ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 1999-2003; Ph.D. (Inland Aquaculture) 2003; Post-Doctoral Fellow, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, 2018-2019.

Chief Executive, National Fisheries Development Board, Hyderabad, Telangana, April 2024 onwards.

Dean, College of Fisheries, Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, 2023-2024; Senior Scientist, Principal Scientist, Head of Division, ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata, 2008-2022; Scientist, ICAR-RC for NEH Region, Manipur Center, Imphal, 2003-2008; Scientist, ICAR-RC for NEH Region, Shillong, 2003.

Awards/Honours: Junior Research Fellowship and Senior Research Fellowship, ICAR, 1994-2003; University Merit Scholarship, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), Bhubaneswar, 1990-1994;University Gold Medal award,OUAT, Bhubaneswar,1996; ICAR-CIFRI Scientist of the Year Award, 2019; Best Scientist Award, Society of Fisheries and Life Sciences, 2020; Dr. M.S. Swaminathan Best Indian Fisheries Scientist Award, 2020; Dr. Hiralal Choudhuri Award, 2020 awarded by IFSI; Prof. Har Swarup Medal Award, 2017 of Zoological Society of India; Krushi Prativa Samman, 2018 of Orissa Krushak Samaj; Monbukagakusho-MEXT Fellowship, 2003 of Government of Japan; Endeavour Award, 2018 of Government of Australia; Padma Shri Dr. Ajay Parida Lifetime Achievement Award, The Society for Agricultural Research and Management, Cuttack 2025; Best Annual Report Award 2018-2029 of the Institute as Editorial Board Member ICAR, New Delhi; Sardar Patel Outstanding ICAR Institution Award 2020 to ICAR-CIFRI as Principal Scientist and Head, AEBN Division and In-Charge PME Cell, ICAR, New Delhi; Associate Editor in Frontiers in Microbiology, Biotechnology for the Environment, Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources; Editorial Board Member: Scientific Reports; Academic Editor, PLOS ONE; Section Editor: The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences; Stanford university/Elsevier top 2% global scientists, 2025.

Fellow: Inland Fisheries Society of India; Zoological Society of India; Indian Academy of Environmental Sciences

Research Areas: Aquaculture; Biotechnology; Microbial Genomics; Nanotechnology; Biosensor

Address: Chief Executive, National Fisheries Development Board, Department of Fisheries, MoFAH&D, Govt. of India, Fish Bldg Pillar No:235, PVNR Expressway, SVPNPA, Hyderabad 500052, Telangana; [Tel: Cell: 9163209580; Email: beherabk18@yahoo.co.in; beherabk18@gmail.com]